The Qalipu First Nation and the Federation of Newfoundland Indians will be hosting nine community sessions during February and March 2017.  The community sessions are being arranged to provide members and applicants with an opportunity to receive information about the enrolment process and to raise questions and concerns. The agenda for the community sessions will be structured as follows:

• Opening prayer and welcoming remarks
• History of the enrolment file
• Present status of the enrolment file
• Appeals process overview
• Questions and answers

Chief Mitchell, who will be accompanied by Elders and the Qalipu Ward Councillor, will lead the community sessions.  Information will also be shared with members and applicants regarding support services that are available to help them through this difficult time.

The next round of community sessions will take place from February 19 – March 7, 2017 as per the following schedule:

Community	Where?	When?
Benoits Cove	Town Hall	Feb 19, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
St. John’s	Innovation Hall, Room IIC2001 at the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation	Feb 22, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Gambo	Smallwood Interpretation Centre	Feb 25, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
Appleton	Appleton Recreation Centre	Feb 25, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
Grand Falls-Windsor	Mount Peyton Hotel Newfoundland Room	Feb 26, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
Corner Brook	Pepsi Centre (Room 2)	Feb 27, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
Port Saunders	Recreation Centre	March 5, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
Burgeo	Jolly 50 Plus Club Main Street	March 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
Gambo	Smallwood Interpretation Centre	March 12, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
Appleton	Appleton Recreation Centre	March 12, 2017 @ 7:00 pm

For more information regarding the community events, please contact:

Mabel MacDonald, 634-5111 or email mmacdonald@qalipu.ca